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Rh mv, i.i : S!0 and Mary, but tin 1 municipal institutions have long grown obsolete. Thcru is a handsome market cross in
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were extensively manufactured, but now the poorer inhabitants are chiefly employed in the manufactine ,.f coarse cloth and sacking. It is a polling place for tho county and a petty sessions town. Tho living is a vie.* in the dice, of Rochester, val. 121, in the patron, of the liishop of Peterborough. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a commodious structure of great antiquity, having a peal of six bells and fine. window. The arms of the Mortimer, Bohun, and other families are embla- zoned on the porch. The Independents, Baptists, Roman Catholics, and Friends have places of worship. There are National and British schools, also a Diocesan Com- mercial school in connection with the Essex Board of Education. Dunmow Poor-law Union comprises twenty- six parishes, and extends over 116 miles. It is the head of a new County Court district and superintendent registry of like extent. Fairs are held on 6th May, and 8th and 9th November, the last for cattle. Dunmow High wood is a meet for the Essex hounds. DUNMOW, LITTLE, a par. in the hand, of Dun- mow, in the co. of Essex, 2* miles S.E. of Great Dunmow, and 37 from London. At the time of Domes- day survey the manor belonged to Ralph Baynard. It is partly held by the tenure of giving a gammon of bacon to any married couple who a year and a day after their marriage would take a prescribed oath that neither had repented their union nor had had a quarrel. Before the Reformation the oath used to be administered and the bacon given by the prior of the convent, and since the ceremony has been occasionally performed at a court-baron before the steward of the manor. Six claimants only are recorded to have received the bacon between 1444 and 1751. They kneel on two sharp- pointed stones in tho churchyard, where, after certain other rites, they take a quaint oath. The custom though dormant is not abolished. At Wichnor in Staffordshire there is a similar custom, where bacon and corn are given. Tho living is a perpet. cur. in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 72, in the patron, of the Rev. W. Toke. Tho church, dedicated to St. Mary the Virgin, is part of the old priory founded by the sister of Ralph Baynard, in the early part of the 12th century. Tho windows on the S. side are in good preservation, and tho tracings are considered very fine. The church contains effigies of the Fitz- Walters and a fine monu- ment to the Hallet family. The alabaster figure of a lady is said to represent Matilda Fitz-Walter. mistress of Robin Hood. The register commences in 1540. DUNMOYLAN, a par. in the bar. of Shanid, in tho co. of Limerick, prov. of Munster, Ireland, 9 miles S.W. of Askeaton. Youghal is its post town. It lies on the road from Limerick to Tarbct. The living is a vie. in the dioc. of Limerick, val. with Castlcrobert, 141, in the patron, of the Earl of Cork. There are ruins of the old church and of a tower or fort. DUNMURRAGHILL, a par. in the bars, of Ikealhy and Oughtcrany, in the co. of Eildare, prov. of Lciiistcr, Ireland, 4 miles N.W. of Clane. Donadea is its post town. Tho living is a cur. in tho dioc. of Kildare, an- nexed to Cloncurry. DUNMUURY/a post town in the par. of Drumbeg, bar. of Upper Belfast, in the co. of Antrim, prov. of Ulster, Ireland,./! miles S.W. of Belfast. It is a station on tho Ulster and Portadown Junction railway. It is beautifully situated on the river Glenwater, at the foot of tho Collin Mountain. This place was formerly the par. of Ballygosh. The river is crossed by two bridges, Hero are large mills and a bleach green. The village, which is small, contains a Presbyterian meeting-house. Freestone and basalt are quarried. There are rci; of an ancient wall, and a cairn is seen on the Collin Mountain. DUNMURRY, a par. in the bar. of East Off.ily, in Kildnre, prov. of Lcinater, Ireland, 2 miles N. of Kildaro, its pout town, on the road from thence to Rathangan. Tho living is a red. in the dioc. of Kildarc, val. with Thomastown, 107, in tho patron, ot tho Duke of Leinstcr. Dunmurry House is the neighbouring seat. DUNNAMAGGAN, a par in tho bars, ot Kellg and Knocktopher, in the <<>. (it Kilkenny, jirov. of Ken Ireland, 2 miles N.W. of Kii"< -k post town. The living is a reel, in the dioc. of Ossory, val. with Knocktopher, 610, in tho patron, of i 1 1. < is a Roman Catholic chapel united to that ..: K ganny, also a Sunday and two day schools. DUNNAMANAGH, a post town in the par. of Dona- ghcdy, bar. of Lower Strabane, in tho co. of Tyrone, prov. of Ulster, Ireland, 7 miles N.E. of Slraban. the road from thence to Dungiven. It stands at the foot of the Mounterloney mountains. Here are a police station, the parish church, schools, and a chapel. It was founded by the Drummond family. DUXNKKliALK, a tnshp. in the par. of Kirkby Iri'leth, huud. of Lonsdale North of the Sands, in the oo. palatine of Lancaster, 3 miles K. of Brom Ulverston is its post town. It is situated on the river Duddon, and is united with the township of 8eath forming one chapclry for ecclesiastical purposes. There is a small stone church at Seathwaite. The living is a prarpet. cur. in tho dioc. of Carlisle, val. 80, in the patron, of J. J. Rawlinson, Esq., of Duddon Hall, who is lord of the manor. There is a parochial school for both sexes. DUNNET, a par. in tho co. of Caithness, Scotland. It is in the presb. of Caithness and synod of Sutherland and Caithness. It has a ferry over IVutlund Frith to tho Orkneys. The village contains the parish church, a Free church, and schools. Near here is a promontory called Dunnet Head, on which is a lighthouse. .M are held four times a year. DUNNICHEN, a par. in the district and co. of For- far, Scotland, 4 miles S.E. of Forfur. It consists of the three estates of Dunnichcn, Dunbarrow, and Tulloes, and is watered by the river Finny, or Vinny. The rises to an elevation of 720 fc*t at Dun'nichen Hill. Here are traces of the British encampment called Dun- Nechtan, where Bridie, the Pictish chieftain Egfrid, King of Northumbria, in 685. In the village are a flax spinning-mil and several corn-mill- ; weaving is the chief occupation. This par. is in the presb. of Forfur, and synod of Angus and Mearns. Tho minister's stipend is 158, in the patron, of the ( > The church stands on the hill-side. There is an I Presbyterian church, Independent chapel, and parochial schools. Fairs are held every Wedne^Kv in March. DUNNING, a par. and market town, in the co. of Perth, Scotland, 4 miles S. of Perth. It is a station on the Scottish Central railway. Tho par. is v Dunn;' a branch of the river Earn, and cur. wn of Pitcuirns, at the end of tho Ochills. town was burnt in 1716 by the Karl ot Man-, M, that most of the houses arc modern. The land rises in j to the height of 1,000 feet above tl chiefly of moorland and sheep-pasture. The par i-, m the presb. of Auchterarder, and synod of Perth and Stn The minister's stipend is 240, in the patron. < ..I Earl of Kinnoul. The town contains th a Free church, two I'nited 1 schools. Here ,-ne < om - mills and woollen t n.lorv. Many of the inhabitants are engaged in weaving for Glasgow. Duncruib is tho seat of Lord Rollo, v i i. I' land'iwiier. .Market day is Wednesday. I arc held in Mnv. DUNN1NGLEY, a limit, in the par. of WestAr,', Kiding of the co. of York, 3 miles N.K. .,1 ! bury. DUNNINGTON, a limit, in tho par. of Salford Priors, Stratford div. of the hund. of Uarlielr.va the co. of Warwiek, _' mfli I N. of SaIfV.nl, ana .' S.W. DUNNINGTOX, a par. in the wap. of Ouso and nt, in th" 1'last Killing of the ro. of York, 3 i> N. of Heslington, and 4i K. of York, its post town. It is situated to the W. of the river I >i i . ent, and con: